A lawyer was astounded on Saturday after President Donald Trump's Department of Justice suffered "another big loss" in court last week.
Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian discussed the Trump DOJ's attempt to prosecute a philosophy professor in California for allegedly assaulting a federal officer during a protest on a new episode of their podcast, "Civil Action." Last week, a jury threw out the Trump DOJ's case after just two hours of deliberations, which stunned Karnikian.
"The LA Times is reporting that, you know, they've filed more than 100 protest-related assault or interference cases," Karnikian said. "Zero convictions so far on the ones that they've brought to trial. They've lost every single one they've brought to trial.
Add this to the list. It's another big Trump loss."
Kabateck noted that the professor was accused of throwing tear gas at federal officers during an ICE-related protest. He added that the facts in the case suggest the professor was defending himself when ICE officers used tear gas on the crowd he was in.
"I do wonder if this guy has filed the predicate to suing the federal government for using excessive force because he probably has a civil rights violation there," Karnikian said.